Rastee D.

Koyee, Uwe Heisel, Rocco Eisseler, Siegfried Schmauder, Modeling and

optimization of turning duplex stainless steels, Journal of Manufacturing
Processes, Volume 16, Issue 4, October 2014, Pages 451-467, ISSN 1526-6125,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2014.05.004.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526612514000462)
Abstract: Abstract
The attractive combination of high mechanical strength, good corrosion
resistance and relatively low cost has contributed to making duplex stainless
steels (DSSs) one of the fastest growing groups of stainless steels. As the
importance of DSSs is increasing, practical information about their successful
machining is expected to be crucial. To address this industrial need, standard
EN 1.4462 and super EN 1.4410 DSSs are machined under constant cutting speed
multi-pass facing operations. A systematic approach which employs different
modeling and optimization tools under a three phase investigation scheme has
been adopted. In phase I, the effect of design variables such as cutting
parameters, cutting fluids and axial length of cuts are investigated using the
D-Optimal method. The mathematical models for performance characteristics such
as; percentage increase in radial cutting force (%Fr), effective cutting power
(Pe), maximum tool flank wear (VBmax) and chip volume ratio (R) are developed
using response surface methodology (RSM). The adequacy of derived models for
each cutting scenario is checked using analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Parametric meta-heuristic optimization using Cuckoo search (CS) algorithm is
then performed to determine the optimum design variable set for each
performance. In the phase II, comprehensive experiment-based production cost
and production rate models are developed. To overcome the conflict between the
desire of minimizing the production cost and maximizing the production rate,
compromise solutions are suggested using Technique for Order Preference by
Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). The alternatives are ranked according
to their relative closeness to the ideal solution. In the phase III, expert
systems based on fuzzy rule modeling approach are adopted to derive measures
of machining operational sustainability called operational sustainability
index (OSI). Artificial neural network (ANN) based models are developed to
study the effect of design variables on computed OSIs. Cuckoo search neural
network systems (CSNNS) are finally utilized to constrainedly optimize the
cutting process per each cutting scenario. The most appropriate cutting setup
to ensure successful turning of standard EN 1.4462 and super EN 1.4410 for
each scenario is selected in accordance with conditions which give the maximum
OSI.
Keywords: Duplex stainless steels; Response surface methodology; Cuckoo
search; TOPSIS; Operational sustainability index
Rastee D. Koyee, Rocco Eisseler, Siegfried Schmauder, Application of Taguchi
coupled Fuzzy Multi Attribute Decision Making (FMADM) for optimizing surface
quality in turning austenitic and duplex stainless steels, Measurement, Volume
58, December 2014, Pages 375-386, ISSN 0263-2241,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2014.09.015.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263224114003959)
Abstract: Abstract
In the present study, Taguchi approach is coupled with fuzzy-multiple
attribute decision making methods for achieving better surface quality in
constant cutting speed face turning of EN 1.4404 austenitic, EN 1.4462
standard duplex and EN 1.4410 super duplex stainless steels. Two typical
multiple attribute decision making techniques were simultaneously adopted to
determine multi-surface quality characteristics indices. The differences in
rankings among derived indices are solved through converting each crisp values
into trapezoidal fuzzy number and unifying them using fuzzy simple additive
weight method. The fuzzy numbers are then deffuzified into crisp values

employing techniques like; the spread, mode and area between centroid of
centroids. Through this procedure, the decision maker is provided with
necessary decision tools to optimize the cutting conditions with less
sensitivity to the change of weights and no difference in ranking among the
deffuzification techniques. Additionally, results of analyses of means and the
validation experiments confirm that the optimum cutting conditions derived by
this method produce far better surface finish than the best finish obtained
during the course of experimentation. Analyses of variance results have shown
the predominant effect of feed rate on surface quality. Finally, the collected
chip at constant cutting speed and varying feed rates and depth of cuts has
shown that friendlier-to-machine chips are obtained when machining austenitic
stainless steels than duplex stainless steel grades.
Keywords: Stainless steel; Taguchi method; MADM optimization; Surface quality;
Fuzzy simple additive weight
, Abstracts, Fuel and Energy Abstracts, Volume 56, Issue 5, September 2015,
Pages 388-457, ISSN 0140-6701,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fueleneab.2015.08.002.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140670115000296)
, Abstracts, Fuel and Energy Abstracts, Volume 53, Issue 6, November 2012,
Pages 474-558, ISSN 0140-6701,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fueleneab.2012.10.002.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140670112000446)